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How to recover bookmarks after windows reset?

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Nadege_64 Posted messages 215 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
Nadege_64 Posted messages 215 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -

Hello everyone,

Indeed, I intend to reset my Windows, the first time since I have version 11, and I would like to know if it's possible to recover my favorites (bookmarks)?

Thank you in advance.


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    jee pee Posted messages 31888 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 981
     

    Hello,

    In the case of Firefox, when we open the bookmark management page, we can save and restore them in json format or export and import them in html format. The first step to take before resetting Windows.

    But we can also copy the entire directory of our Firefox profile to find it exactly (settings, extensions, ...) in the new environment. If we haven’t changed its location, we will find the directory in the explorer at the address %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

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  2. Nadege_64 Posted messages 215 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   11
     

    Thank you Jee Pee for replying to me :)

    Have a good day, as for me, I’m going to save my files on an external hard drive.

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    1. brucine Posted messages 24910 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 178
       

      Hello,

      I believe this is the time like no other to plan for periodic data backups: apart from voluntary resets, we are always at the mercy of a crash or a virus.

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  3. Nadege_64 Posted messages 215 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   11
     

    Hello,

    that's what I was regularly doing when my schedule allowed it,

    up until the end of last August.

    See you later,

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  4. Nadege_64 Posted messages 215 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   11
     

    Reset issue: it's stuck at 62%, I'll wait another hour, otherwise I'll open another thread.

    See you+

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    1. brucine Posted messages 24910 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 178
       

      The delay may commonly correspond to 2 or 3 hours.

      In any case, if you forcibly interrupt it, the result is to completely crash everything and to fully reinstall Windows not to its factory state but to a Windows state with an installation key.

      In my opinion, it is urgent to wait.

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  6. fabul Posted messages 42165 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 067
     

    Hello,

    You can continue here.

    Installing Windows from scratch is easy.

    Use the link to download the Windows ISO to create a USB drive (at least 8GB) for updating, repairing, or installing Windows.

    https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/software-download/windows11

    Once you have the Windows ISO file, you can create a Bootable USB drive with Rufus.

    https://rufus.ie/fr/

    In GPT mode for EFI.

    Boot from it using the PC's Boot Menu key.

    You can search on Google "[Brand Model] Boot Menu Key."

    Choose "Custom installation" (not upgrade).

    * At one point, you can choose the old installation method.

    No need to format if there's space; if there is data, it will be found in a Windows.old folder (which will automatically delete itself after 10 days).

    Install on the same partition, or alternatively, delete all system partitions and create a new one (this will delete the data).

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  7. Nadege_64 Posted messages 215 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   11
     

    A big thank you to jee pee for the information, it really helped me out!!!

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